In an effort to head off more sanctions, the Ohio State University is taking an unorthodox step towards keeping their athletes out of trouble. The coaching staff will now require that every athlete have an active checking account, and must present monthly budgets to university personnel. Their thinking is that this will keep them from misspending Pell Grant or university funding, and head off potential violation (like selling autographs for money) before they occur. NCAA, higher education administrators and journalists have praised this move.
That got me thinking, would that be acceptable for the general student population, or at least students on scholarship? Suppose that more stringent controls would increase academic performance and graduation rates.
Do you think additional restrictions, be they budget, personal conduct etc for college kids are an okay trade off? What level of control would cause you to balk at a major college scholarship? Would you take drug tests to keep a scholarship, abstain from drinking, make certain budget choices etc etc
WHAT ARE YOUR GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THIS TOPIC
That got me thinking, would that be acceptable for the general student population, or at least students on scholarship? Suppose that more stringent controls would increase academic performance and graduation rates.
Do you think additional restrictions, be they budget, personal conduct etc for college kids are an okay trade off? What level of control would cause you to balk at a major college scholarship? Would you take drug tests to keep a scholarship, abstain from drinking, make certain budget choices etc etc
WHAT ARE YOUR GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THIS TOPIC